There are 29 schools in the Portland district that are at risk of collapsing during a major earthquake. The 29 schools are unreinforced masonry buildings, which are known to be one of the most dangerous buildings during an earthquake. In October, the Portland City Council passed an ordinance saying all […]
On Thursday Japan was rattled by 5.0-magnitude earthquake near the Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto areas. The two nuclear plants have been confirmed as operating regularly.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/earthquake-rattles-southwest-japan-no-damage-reported/2019/01/03/74d37a3a-0f3b-11e9-8f0c-6f878a26288a_story.html
On September 2017 North Korea had it sixth nuclear test that was so powerful, it is still causing earthquakes more than a year later. That nuclear test was North Korea’s most powerful to date. The initial blast caused a 6.3-magnitude tremor.
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Recently available ShakeAlert LA is live. The app is design to give LA County residents a few seconds of warning before the shaking occurs. Once downloaded, the app doesn’t need to be open but must set up phone’s location services to “always on.” The early warning function only works in […]
The Indonesian of West Papua was hit by a massive 5.8-magnitude earthquake. Days after the Anak Krakatau volcano set off a tsunami. The quake took place around 3:03 am local time. Luckily this earthquake was not strong enough to trigger a tsunami.
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At 5 a.m. near San Diego, Venezuela felt a 5.5-magnitude earthquake. Another quake was felt 25 mins later, with a magnitude of 5.0. So far, no reports of injuries or damages from the earthquake.
For more info, please read the original article by Channel3000:
https://www.channel3000.com/weather/magnitude-56-earthquake-hits-venezuela/953146175
The earthquake happened at 5:21 a.m. Alaskan time registered as a 4.9 and the USGS is saying it is an aftershock. Since this earthquake was much closer to the city of Anchorage it felt stronger.
For more info, please read the original article by KTUU:
https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/50-magnitude-earthquake-felt-near-Anchorage-on-Wednesday-USGS-shows-503554641.html
On Friday Oakland City Council passed an ordinance that will require property owners to seismic retrofit their soft-story apartment buildings. The city law applies to certain types of old wood frame buildings. In the coming months city will send notices of a time frame of when the work will have […]
In October, Portland city commissioners voted to put sign on the brick buildings that, they haven’t been retrofitted and are at risk. The Masonry Building Owners of Oregon filed a lawsuit this week claiming the ordinance is unconstitutional.
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Many residents of Oregon are aware they are due for a big earthquake at any time now, an earthquake followed by a tsunami would be devastating. Here’s a rundown of the biggest earthquakes to hit Oregon in the last ten years.
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